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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Apr 23

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

583 head

▼ 400 vs last sale 983▲ 189 vs year ago 394 · +48.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 111▼ 74 vs year ago 153 · −48.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 9▲ 17 vs year ago 8 · +212.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-500 lbs steers and heifers sold 15.00-22.00 higher, the offering over 600 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 higher; Demand good and supply light to moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.52/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −75.92 against this barn's trailing median of $405.44.

Average price

$329.52

71 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$39.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

vs MO average

−0.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	334.59	1,775	62
Medium and Large 1-2	549	294.63	1,618	9thin

One grade step is worth $39.96/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale71 hd

329.52

—

MO average14 barns · 1,404 hd

328.72

+0.80

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−0.43

This barn, trailing median26 sales

405.44

−75.92

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.59, low $345.01, median $405.44 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,690	174.37	2,947	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	148.96	2,161	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	147.63	1,677	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	121.70	1,176	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	993	$2,511	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,390	$2,305	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,137	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,113	$2,087	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,802	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	630	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$3,013	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,394	$2,700	3thin

Every lot

70 lots · USDA AMS · Farmington Regional Stockyards - Farmington, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	448.67/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,413	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	325	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,609	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,720	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	426.13/cwt	420.00–427.00	1,534	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	443.53/cwt	420.00–456.00	1,889	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	437	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,054	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	419.58/cwt	392.00–447.00	1,997	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	523	410.84/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,149	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	384.51/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,015	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	333.18/cwt	280.00–390.00	1,759	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	320.11/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,847	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	317.98/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,943	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	618	337.31/cwt	336.00–340.00	2,085	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	278.27/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,748	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	303.51/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,037	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,737	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	732	302.59/cwt	297.00–310.00	2,215	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	284.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,088	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	268.01/cwt	262.00–270.00	2,045	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	263.97/cwt	257.00–268.00	2,167	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,263	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	415.66/cwt	412.00–422.00	1,126	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	335.19/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,086	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	396.95/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,290	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	333.36/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,193	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	394.50/cwt	380.00–402.00	1,479	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	410.28/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,703	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	381.34/cwt	342.00–392.00	1,621	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	365.86/cwt	335.00–405.00	1,752	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	295.00/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,446	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	342.97/cwt	312.00–357.00	1,763	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	298.29/cwt	267.00–335.00	1,569	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	316.99/cwt	292.00–340.00	1,791	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	290.06/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,677	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	286.32/cwt	275.00–307.00	1,764	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	256.91/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,637	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	276.50/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,808	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	263.00/cwt	261.00–264.00	1,820	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,930	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	403.18/cwt	367.00–427.00	1,536	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	387.36/cwt	365.00–440.00	1,600	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	382.67/cwt	377.00–402.00	1,791	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	353.99/cwt	345.00–362.00	1,681	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	358.57/cwt	287.00–390.00	1,822	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,605	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	278.88/cwt	272.00–292.00	1,760	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	259.86/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,884	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,797	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,543	155.41/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,398	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	179.79/cwt	170.00–195.00	3,114	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	111.03/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,069	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	138.30/cwt	128.00–149.00	1,333	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	591	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	149.12/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,681	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	133.46/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,626	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	148.96/cwt	141.00–159.00	2,161	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,350	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,503	2,700.00/head	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	630	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	895	2,510.06/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,510	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,113	2,087.25/head	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,087	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	1,801.87/head	1,450.00–2,200.00	1,802	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,140	2,511.84/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,512	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,170	2,136.60/head	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,137	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,390	2,304.56/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,305	3

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmington Regional Stockyards - Farmington, MO

Wed Apr 23, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 983Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 111Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 9Year ago 8

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	60.00	60.00
5	—	964	128.00–149.00	138.30
2	—	963	100.00–118.00	111.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	133.00–134.00	133.46
19	—	1,127	141.00–158.00	149.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,451	141.00–159.00	148.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,732	170.00–195.00	179.79
2	—	1,543	155.00–156.00	155.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,503	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,175	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,170	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,136.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,390	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,304.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,450.00–2,200.00	1,801.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,087.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,511.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	895	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,510.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	330.00–350.00	335.19
2	350–400	358	327.00–340.00	333.36
4	450–500	490	280.00–310.00	295.00
5	500–550	526	267.00–335.00	298.29
4	550–600	578	285.00–295.00	290.06
5	600–650	637	250.00–270.00	256.91
3	650–700	692	261.00–264.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	271	412.00–422.00	415.66
11	300–350	325	370.00–415.00	396.95
14	350–400	375	380.00–402.00	394.50
18	400–450	425	342.00–392.00	381.34
28	450–500	479	335.00–405.00	365.86
42	500–550	514	312.00–357.00	342.97
20	550–600	565	292.00–340.00	316.99
9	600–650	616	275.00–307.00	286.32
12	650–700	654	274.00–280.00	276.50
5	700–750	734	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	400–450	415	400.00–415.00	410.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	381	367.00–427.00	403.18
11	400–450	413	365.00–440.00	387.36
10	450–500	468	377.00–402.00	382.67
11	500–550	508	287.00–390.00	358.57
5	600–650	631	272.00–292.00	278.88
2	700–750	725	255.00–265.00	259.86
3	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
4	900–950	936	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	345.00–362.00	353.99
3	550–600	590	272.00	272.00
2	850–900	865	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	495.00	495.00
16	400–450	437	470.00	470.00
15	500–550	523	400.00–415.00	410.84
9	600–650	618	336.00–340.00	337.31
7	700–750	732	297.00–310.00	302.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	360	420.00–427.00	426.13
2	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	528	280.00–390.00	333.18
7	550–600	577	300.00–330.00	320.11
2	600–650	628	267.00–290.00	278.27
2	650–700	688	250.00–255.00	252.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	445.00–450.00	448.67
4	350–400	351	490.00	490.00
24	400–450	426	420.00–456.00	443.53
13	450–500	476	392.00–447.00	419.58
14	500–550	524	350.00–395.00	384.51
17	600–650	611	305.00–340.00	317.98
7	650–700	671	295.00–310.00	303.51
2	700–750	733	280.00–290.00	284.91
16	750–800	763	262.00–270.00	268.01
9	800–850	821	257.00–268.00	263.97
7	900–950	905	250.00	250.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.